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EP 4 494 604 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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09.04.2025 Bulletin 2025/15 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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22.01.2025 Bulletin 2025/04 |
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Date of filing: 16.07.2021 |
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International Patent Classification (IPC):
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Designated Contracting States: |
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AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL
NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR |
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Priority: |
17.07.2020 US 202063053176 P
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Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC: |
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21751942.0 / 4181829 |
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Applicant: Edwards Lifesciences Corporation |
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Irvine, CA 92614 (US) |
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Inventors: |
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- Nir, Noam
Irvine, CA, 92614 (US)
- Levi, Tamir S.
Irvine, CA, 92614 (US)
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Representative: Eisenführ Speiser |
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Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB
Gollierstraße 4
80339 München
80339 München (DE) |
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COMMISSURE ASSEMBLIES FORMED FROM TABS OF ASYMMETRIC LEAFLETS |
(57) The present invention is directed toward prosthetic heart valves that include an
expandable frame and a leaflet assembly mounted therein, wherein the leaflet assembly
is coupled to the frame via a plurality of commissure assemblies, formed from tabs
of adjacent asymmetrical leaflets secured to each other, wherein at least one of the
leaflet tabs includes a vertical tab portion folded over the tab of an adjacent leaflet.